One of the more interesting things about the health care debate in this country-is the argument being made that the free market does not, of itself, impose any sort of rationing on health care services. Ezra Klein recently did a pretty good job blowing a hole in that theory: "Look
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The difference between then and now……….
nihilism (uncountable) (philosophy) Extreme skepticism, maintaining that nothing has a real existence. (ethics) The rejection of all moral principles. (politics) (capitalized by protagonist Turgenev) A Russian anarchistic revolutionary doctrine (1860-1917) holding that conditions in the social organization are so bad as to make destruction desirable for its own sake, independent
Continue readingConsider the alternative……….
While all the folks in the echo chamber, are getting their panties in bunch-because Ezra Klein had the wherewithal to suggest that America needs a more educated electorate– it might be useful to consider where we would be, if the other side had won. Which it very well could have,
Continue readingMaybe I will reconsider
I was thinking about buying a Kindle. Now I think I will wait a while. People who bought Orwell’s 1984 and Animal Farm for their Kindle were surprised to discover that it had disappeared from their devices overnight. It turns out the publisher changed its mind about offering an electronic
Continue readingAdvice that is not wanted….
Even though it is needed. Wonder how long it will be before the usual crowd, starts questioning Peggy Noonan’s party affiliation again? I have no valid reason not to like Sonia Sotomayor from the evidence at hand. Its only a hunch-from short exposure to her on TV. However I would
Continue readingMythbusters
Once, just once-I’d like to tear down some really stupid myths about taxes. The one big one I’d like to put to bed once and for all is the line you hear repeated over and over by people who should know better, that 48% of Americans do not pay taxes.
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A long time ago, in a galaxy far away, I was required by mother Navy to take a LOT of mathematics courses. In those years, they had this really stupid notion that lots of math and engineering graduates somehow made for a better officer corps. As a result we have
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